Foong Speaks Her Mind

Happiness is very much sought after.

But it is not easy to find if you do not know where to look. It is also a feeling very much over-rated (or is it under-rated?). Just look at the Happy-o-meter thingy here (the blue box on the right sidebar showing either a smiling face or a teary-eyed face). Can a box ad on a blog actually describe the nature of happiness of a person?

Happiness is really a very complex feeling. One can be happy and sad at the same time. One can be happy and still cry out of happiness and yes, one can also be happy while be extremely stressed out over one thing or another. And let’s not forget about all of those ‘happy’ expressions and similes…

• happy-go-lucky
• happy (insert appropriate occasion)day!
• Just give me the (insert appropriate object) and I’d die happy
• happy as a lark
• happy as a clown (why are clowns happy anyway? i wouldn’t be happy dressed like that!)
• happy as a rat with a gold tooth
• happy as Larry (who the heck is Larry?)
• happily ever after

So, what is happiness? Well, according to these personalities it is:

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be - Abraham Lincoln

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and the end of human existence - Aristotle

The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don’t have - Woody Allen

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness - Charles Spurgeon

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not our circumstances - Martha Washington

My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m happy. I can’t figure it out. What am I doing right? - Charles M. Schulz

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is - Erasmus

To me, happiness is a state of mind and a choice within my own hands. I can choose to be absolutely miserable and wish for a bigger house, a bigger car, a bigger bank account, bigger boobs, bigger paycheck, bigger income, bigger diamond ring, etc.

I can also wish for a better government, lesser idiots in the August house, more sensible politicians, less liars impersonating as leaders of the nation, less swearing on this Book or that Book, less using the phrase ‘In the name of God’ just to prove a point, etc.

But do the fulfillment of these things bring happiness?

To me, it doesn’t.

Bigger houses attract more burglars.

Bigger cars attract car thieves.

Bigger bank account means more going to the government in taxes which is squandered in mega projects that do not benefit the people.

Bigger boobs means saggy breasts that droops to the ground 30 years later.

Bigger paycheck and income means more responsibility, more work and more stress.

Bigger diamond ring means bigger chance of being robbed.

As for the other wishes…

- better government doesn’t mean it is the best

- lesser idiots in the August house does not mean more idiots won’t come along in future

- more sensible politicians now does not mean they won’t lose their senses in future

- less liars impersonating as leaders of the nation does not mean the honest ones won’t turn into conniving liars in future

- less swearing on this Book or that Book does not mean they won’t swear on the moon and the sky and the stars

- less using the phrase ‘In the name of God’ just to prove a point does not mean they won’t use the phrase ‘Let God be my witness’ instead.
So, what should one do to be absolutely happy regardless? Easy. Just be happy. That’s all. No strings attached. No deep, confusing, complicated instructions. It is a state of mind.

That’s why I often choose to smile and laugh a lot. In awkward situations. In tense situations. In stressed situations and even in angry situations. Which is also why I have this blog. I release stress here. I let my anger, frustration and sarcasm out here. I rant and rip people apart so that I can continue to be happy within.

Blogging is really a great way to be a happier person. Just by blogging I clear off a lot of my anger, my frustrations and stress of every day life. It is almost therapeutic.

However you go about it. Just remember, being happy is not so difficult once you leave all those heavy packages on your shoulders behind. Yep, I absolutely agree with all the quotes I have above. Oh, and if you have a morbid sense of humour, check out Happy Tree Friends. Heheheh…a word of warning, it is definitely NOT for kids and those against blood and gore.

Happiness is but what we make of it so why not be happy for the short time we have here?

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NOT!

Heheheh…

However, I do have a split personality type of syndrome.

Whenever I blog, I have several personalities:

1. Miss Snarky - this personality drips with sarcasm and have no qualms writing snarky posts and dissing anyone she doesn’t like

2. The Fat Bitch - this personality tends to rant a lot and tears whoever had the misfortune to cross her into tiny little bits.

3. Miss SoPo - this one likes to blog about the country’s socio-political scene and often injects a lot of sarcasm and bitchiness into her posts.

4. Miss pro-blogger wannabe - now, this one seldom makes it to the surface because of the first three dominant ones but she is in there somewhere just waiting for her chance to shine bright.

5. Miss Wry, Dry Humour - she is always there on the surface and prefers to ride along with the posts by the first three.

6. Mdm motherly ravings - this one also seldom gets to come out often although she is dying to rave about her little precious one.

7. Miss Goodie Two Shoes - often, she is bullied into silence but sometimes she still managed to get through with ‘gems’ such as facts and li’l interesting tidbits of stuffs she thinks is informative and nice.

And finally, the one main controlling personality is:

ThisismyblardyblogsoIwillwritewhateverIwant

So, this blog is actually written by EIGHT different people…so, it is a real ‘bargain’ to drop by here because you are reading an ALL-in-One blog…..muahahahahahaha….

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If you’ve been following the news, I am sure you will find that suddenly there is so much interest in bloggers and blogs that the police have a cyber crime unit just to check on blogs and websites to make sure they do not contain so-called seditious statements.

Even in parliament, MP Lim Kit Siang was warned and told to ‘correct’ his blog post on Kiandee which you can read here. According to Malaysiakini:

Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia has warned Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timor) to correct remarks in his blog which lambasted deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee for rejecting his motion on Sabah illegal immigrants.

Should Lim fail to do so, he could be liable to disciplinary action similar to that instituted in the past against fellow DAP parliamentarians Karpal Singh (Bukit Gelugor) and Fong Po Kuan (Batu Gajah).

Pandikar also told Lim to make corrections to his press statement on the issue, which was similar to his blog posting.

You can also watch the videos:

So now it seems that stating your own opinions in your own personal blogs about the arseholes (you know who I am talking about here) could be construed as seditious or ‘baseless organisations’.

Even now, the MCMC are ‘investigating 22 websites and blogs’ for airing false, pornographic and baseless allegations. According to Deputy Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum they will use the Sedition Act and Penal code in the investigations.

I say enough is enough already.

You lose the two third majority, so deal with it! What is with all this sudden interest to arrest bloggers and punish wakil rakyat bloggers for stating the obvious? Of course, through their skewed sense of right and wrong, what we see as true facts are labeled as ‘baseless allegations’.

While it is alright to go after perverts with porno sites but also those with legit arguments on current events?

So, bloggers, you now have two choices. Blog the truth and face possible actions for writing ‘baseless allegations’ or lie through your teeth and present an even more skewed situation to the public.

Of course, you could always use the third and more popular choice that plagiarists often adopt. No, no, no, not copying other’s blogs but use different names.

Say, instead of naming the person/ party you are blogging about, you can use monikers like Bodoh Numbskulls or Najis or Pakcik Kampung or Kerisman or Moron, etc. Unleash your creativity! Also use double meaning to the hilt.

Them morons may or may not know what you are about but heck, it makes it damn difficult for them to prove anything because you can always say that it is a piece of fiction you write for fun. Heh.

Me? I couldn’t care less. I am only blogging the truth and what I think. This is my blog and I will blog whatever I want, whenever I want, however I want!

Yes, I am afraid that my big fat butt may get hauled in so I may adopt the third method once in a while if I venture into ultra-sensitive territory….

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